'127 Hours'

For the breathtaking vistas, the perilous fall and the sheer force of will in an epic tale of man versus nature, one must turn to the other real-life story told in "The Man Who Skied Down Everest." 1975's documentary winner followed skier Yuichiro Miura up and down Mt. Everest in a journey...

For the breathtaking vistas, the perilous fall and the sheer force of will in an epic tale of man versus nature, one must turn to the other real-life story told in "The Man Who Skied Down Everest." 1975's documentary winner followed skier Yuichiro Miura up and down Mt. Everest in a journey... (From top: Yuichiro Miura, credit: Gurinder Osan / Associated Press; James Franco, credit: Fox Searchlight.)

For the breathtaking vistas, the perilous fall and the sheer force of will in an epic tale of man versus nature, one must turn to the other real-life story told in "The Man Who Skied Down Everest." 1975's documentary winner followed skier Yuichiro Miura up and down Mt. Everest in a journey...